There is no longer a need to travel to Toulouse to have a PET scan. This medical imaging performed in nuclear medicine that makes it possible to follow the evolution of a cancerous tumor is offered at the Pont de Chaume Clinic.
In the provision of care for Tarn-et-Geronnais patients, a giant step has been taken in recent weeks. The Nuclear Medicine Department established at the Pont de Chaume Clinic uses the latest generation of PET scans available in the market. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a medical imaging method practiced since 2005 by specialists in nuclear medicine at the Pasteur Clinic (Toulouse) and which makes it possible to measure the metabolic or molecular activity of an organ using the emission after the injection of the emission. Radioactive production.
It is the Center for Molecular and Functional Imaging (SIMOF) that manages the Montalban service at the Cadres Clinic in Corneberrieu in addition to its units at Pasteur. “With such a machine, patients from the department and south of the lot no longer need to go to Toulouse to take their exams. This new technological offer allows us to reduce the waiting time to one week instead of three. The case in recent years, explains Doctor Christian Clais, president of Cimof is. Completed very quickly, the examination carried out by the PET camera makes it possible to evaluate cancer treatment and plays an essential role in tumor screening. About 90% of our activity concerns cancer.”
Opening at the end of the month
The installation of such a machine, approved by the regional health agency, fully complements the oncology care offer at the Pont de Chaume site. All cancer treatment protocols determined during multidisciplinary consultation meetings are now offered at the same medical center. A patient can complete their entire treatment course at Montauban. Site Manager Dr. “The proximity of a brand new radiotherapy center and the use of high-performance machines reinforce the attractiveness of the Pont de Chaum site,” said Eric Bullier. Better treatment times and quality of care compared to what is done in Toulouse. Even for professionals, all these investments create imitation and attract specialists here.”
Although it has already been in operation since last October, the machine will be officially inaugurated on Thursday 29 February, which is a leap year date, but also the anniversary of the admission of the first patient to the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Pont de Chaume in February. 29 of 1996.
